Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
No swine flu cases were reported in Lakhimpur Kheri in the last two years, he said. The health department was put on alert on Wednesday after a 31-year-old man tested positive for swine flu, an official said. Acting on a report that Mohd Atif has tested positive for H1N1 virus, …
Soil fertility has direct implications on the agricultural production scenarios of a region. Surface soil samples at 1 km grid were collected to assess the fertility status of Lakhimpur district (Assam) in North East India. Fertility parameters like soil organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, zinc and copper …
The flood situation is still in a critical condition as the water of Ranganadi is flowing through the breached portions of its embankment in Bogoleejan, Jainpur and Aamtola. The worst affected areas are Bogoleejan, Hatilung, West Telahee, Malowal and Shantipur. The district administration in a press briefing today stated that …
The overall flood situation in the State continued to be critical on Thursday, even though the number of rivers flowing above danger level has come down from 10 to 5 in the last 24 hours. However, with 5 more deaths reported – one each in Golaghat, Lakhimpur and Nagaon districts …
With one more life lost, the flood situation in Assam continued to be critical on Sunday even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the prevailing situation in the State. The death toll in the current wave of flood mounted to 24 …
The flood has affected over 740 villages in Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Jorhat, Cachar, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Karimganj, Sonitpur, Darrang, Hojai, Majuli, Barpeta and Nagaon districts of the state. The flood waters in Karimganj district have submerged over 200 villages affecting over two lakh people. With over 3.5 lakh people affected in 13 …
The overall flood situation in Assam further worsened on Monday with all the major rivers flowing above danger mark. A total of 3.73 lakh people in 774 villages across 13 districts have been affected by the current spell of floods. Further, 15,235 hectares of cropland have been inundated. Meanwhile, two …
The draft national policy on wetlands has been strongly opposed by Green Heritage, a conservationist group from North Lakhimpur. This was stated during a media interaction by the group near Satajaan Wetland on the banks of the Ranganadi river at Pahoomara here recently. Addressing reporters, Dr Prabal Saikia, secretary-general of …
The flood situation in Assam turned grim following incessant rains in the catchment areas of Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam since August 16 and according to official records, around three lakh people of 13 districts of the State have been affected so far. The flood report, released by the Assam …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sunita Pandey & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 13/07/2015 regarding arsenic in the ground water of District Ballia and Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The flood situation in Assam worsened today with over 27,000 people affected in more than 70 villages across the state. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its daily flood report that an estimated 27,200 people are affected as of now in 72 villages across Barpeta, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Morigaon …
Assam will soon introduce Right to Health Services; where in free healthcare services would be given to all poor people, said state's chief minister, Tarun Gogoi. The spectrum of the services, further said Gogoi, would be gradually scaled up to cover all sections of the people of the state in …
The situation was particularly grim in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts in eastern Assam, where nearly 45,000 people have been affected. Thousands of people across Assam have been affected after incessant rains over the last week caused several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow. The overflowing rivers have breached embankments, inundated …
At least 82 brick fields, out of 150, in the Lakshmipur district are operating without the approval of the administration. They also did not follow any guideline while being set up. These illegal kilns, made with old style tin-chimney, are using wood instead of coal creating an environmental hazard. Moreover, …
Guwahati: Nearly three lakh people have been affected by floods in Assam which has claimed seven lives and has hit 15 districts of the state. According to a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) today, 2.87 lakh people have been affected across 1,066 villages in 15 districts in …
GUWAHATI, June 25: A total of 105 people in five districts of the State have been affected by floods. These districts are Lakhimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur, Kamrup and Udalguri. Flood has been reported from five revenue circles and 33 villages. The revenue circles affected are Nowboicha under Lakhimpur district, Dalgaon under …
GUWAHATI, June 24: Incessant rains in the last few days have resulted in flood in the State’s four districts – Lakimpur, Darrang, Sonitpur and Udalguri – affecting about 24,393 people. Reports stated that water levels of most of the rivers in these districts have been showing a rising trend. “Flood …
The Lakhimpur district authority has imposed restrictions on fishing and killing fishes in this breeding season for saving the fish progeny, an official order of the Additional District Magistrate GK Pegu stated. The ban has been clamped under Section 144 of the CrPC with effect from May 22 to July …
ITANAGAR, March 25: The Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project under its Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Scheme has partnered with Operation Smile, an International NGO for cleft lip and palate treatment through plastic surgery for patients of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This facility would initially be made available to …
People of as many as 18 districts of Assam are prone to several water–borne diseases following a fact that arsenic in ground–water of these districts is found beyond permissible limit (0.05 mg/litre as per WHO norms). The Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department of Assam in a latest official communiqué submitted …
